Franciscans Collection

Saint Francis of Assisi (Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone 1182-1226) - Catholic deacon and preacher and founder of the Order of Friars Minor, more commonly known as the Franciscans

ANGELICO, Fra (1387-1455). The Annunciation. 1430s. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Tempera on wood. ITALY. San Giovanni Valdarno. Museum of the Basilica de Santa Maria de la Gracia. Proc: MONACO

ANGELICO, Fra. The Annunciation Altarpiece
ANGELICO, Fra (1387-1455). The Annunciation. 1430s. Left lower detail of the predella, depicting the wedding between Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Tempera on wood

Franciscan Monks
Monks of the Order of Saint Francis of Assisi (Franciscans)

Saint Francis of Assisi (1181-1226), 1577-1580, by El Greco
Saint Francis of Assisi (1181-1226). Founder of the Franciscan Order. Portrait by El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopulos) (1541-1614), 1577-1580. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Embarkation of Christopher Columbus at Palos de la Frontera
Discovery of America. Embarkation of Christopher Columbus at Palos de la Frontera (Spain), on August 3, 1492. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2020

Hilltop abbeys in Portugal and Belgium
Convent of the Friars Minor Capuchin, in the Sintra mountains near Lisbon, Portugal, and the Abbey of Mount Cornillon, near Liege, Belgium

Franciscan monks begging
Before the order was reformed in 1528, the Franciscans had fallen from the high standards set by Francesco d Assisi... begging, and chatting up the girls... Date: 15th century

34th International Eucharistic Congress - Promo card
Promotional card for the 34th International Eucharistic Congress and the Szent Istvᮠ (King Saint Stephen I) 900th Jubilee Committee held at 7 Ferenciek Square (Franciscans Square), Budapest

Jose Luzan (1710-1785). Spanish painter. Altarpiece. St. Anthony of Padua with the infant Jesus, St. Seraphim of Ascoli and blest Bernardo de Corte, 1781

Spain. La Rabida Monastery. Colored engraving
Spain. Andalusia. La Rabida Monastery. Franciscan monastery. Colored engraving. 19th century

Pharmacy. Franciscan Friary. Dubrovnik. Croatia
Pharmacy. Franciscan Friary. Detail. Dubrovnik. Croatia

Croatia. Dubrovnik. Franciscan Friary. 14th century. Rebuilt in the 17th century. Cloister gallery

Croatia. Dubrovnik. Stradun or Placa street. Franciscan fria
Croatia. Dubrovnik. Stradun or Placa street. Buildings and Franciscan Friary

Francis and Innocent III
SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI asks Innocent III for permission to found an order of friars, the Franciscans. Date: 1182 - 1226

George Buchanan / Harding
GEORGE BUCHANAN Scottish humanist writer, satirised Franciscans, supported Calvinism, imprisoned by the Inquisition, taught Montaigne, James VI. Date: 1506 - 1582

BORRASSA, Llu�(1360-1425). Altarpiece of the
BORRASSA, Llu� (1360-1425). Altarpiece of the

The Tumacacori Mission, Arizona, USA - reputedly the oldest in the country. Mission San Jos頤 e Tumacᣯ ri is a historic Spanish mission preserved in its present form by Franciscans in

Cannibalism of North America
Franciscans eaten by the Caribs of North America

Jesuits Martyred, Japan
23 Franciscans are crucified at Mongasaki by order of the emperor Taicosam; angels in the skies above prepare to welcome the martyrs to Paradise

Franciscan Monk
MONACHUS FRANCISCANUS a rather unfriendly picture, done at a time when England feared a Papal invasion

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